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About Chhinalkuwa Village

Chhinalkuwa is a mid sized village in Akrani tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 240 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhinalkuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhinalkuwa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akrani
Pincode 425414
Area (hectares) 238.97 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 240
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhinalkuwa compares

By the 2011 count Chhinalkuwa is the 120th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 238.97 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Chhinalkuwa

Chhinalkuwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhinalkuwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhinalkuwa from other places

Chhinalkuwa lies about 30 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chhinalkuwa
Nearest town Taloda 16 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Akrani 30 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 30 km

Villages closest to Chhinalkuwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akrani tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chhinalkuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhinalkuwa village had a population of 502. That makes it the 120th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Chhinalkuwa village has 240 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhinalkuwa has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Chhinalkuwa is 425414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhinalkuwa covers 238.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhinalkuwa falls under Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chhinalkuwa is Dhekvad, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhinalkuwa.

Chhinalkuwa is about 30 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhinalkuwa is in Akrani tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 16 km away. Dhekvad is about 27 km away. Akrani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundal (5.3 km), Kundya (5.3 km) and Chikhali (6.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhinalkuwa today is likely to be higher.

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